Match-making machine.



H. A. IGSELL. Muon MAKING MACHINE.

, A APPLICATION FILED JULY .15, 1911.

1,020,644, Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY HENRY ALFRED GSELL, OF PARI@ FRANCE.

MATCH-MAKING MACHINE.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ALFRED GsnLL, a citizen of the Swiss Confederation, residing at Paris, France, have invented new and useful Improvements in Match- Making Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates to match-making machines and particularly to the mechanism employed for inserting the matchsticks or splints in the perforated dipping bars. The invention has for its object 'to .provide an ximproved mechanism of this -kind whichshall be superior in point of speed and positiveess of operation, quantity and qualit-y of output and general efficiency.

In machines heretofore known it is usual to use slides provided with grooves of equal depth, whereby only a single row of sticks or splints are delivered at each operation, or slides provided with grooves of different depth, whereby superposed rows of splints may be simultaneously delivered. However the grooves of different depth are very obl jectionable in practical use, as broken,

crooked or thick 'splints or sticks easily obstruct the deep grooves and make them inoperative.

The principal object of this invention is to increase the capacity of the. machine by providing means for the delivery of a plurality of rows of splints by means of slides having grooves of equal or different depth.

Broadly stated the invention consists of the use of two or more reciprocating slides, having one row of grooves of equal depth or two superposed rows of grooves of different depth andnormally arranged in line behind each other, and means for causing said slides to be moved one above the other during the forward stroke for simultaneously inserting a plurality of rows of splints in the usual splint-bars.

My invention lwill be readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1.- is a side elevation of the complete mechanism with parts shown in section. Figs. 2 and 3.- are dia ralnmatical views of the slides in two di erent oper- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led July 15, 1911.

Patented Mar. 19,1912.

Serial No. 638,765.

ativepositions. Fig. 4.- shows a cross-section 'through superposed slides provided with grooves of different depth. Fig. 5.- shows a cross-section through superposed slides provided with grooves of. equal depth. Fig. 6 is a side elevation partly in section showing the operation of certain parts.

Fig. 7 is a fragmental transverse 'cross-sec-4 tion partly in elevation, of a detail.

Arranged below the usual hopper 1 which contains the splintsto be forced into the perforations of the dipping vbars a (carried by an endless belt) are two slides 2, 3 which are normally in line one behind the other (Fig. 1 shows the end posit-ion to the right hand side). In this position the slide 3. is locatedV below the hopper 1 for the reception of splints in its grooves.' This slide 3 is carried by arms 4 adapted to be'raised and lowered on vertical guide-rods 5'and moved 6 rolling yon the rail 7. The bearing 5" is4 provided with a rod 8 guided in an oblon hole of the cross-bar 10. A spring arrange on said ,rod 8 provides for a yieldin connection between the slides 2 and 3. forward stroke the slide 3 is pushed by the slide 2 and at the backward stroke, the slide 3 is pulled by the slide 2 as the bar 10 has tendency to compress the spring of the rod 8. The slide 2 is actuated by means of the eccentric 30 and lever 31, as clearly shown,

in Fig. 6. Each rail 7 has an upper horizontal portion at t-he right and a lower horizontal portion at the left, these two horizontal portions being connected by an incline 11.

The grooves of both slides 2, 3 are open at both ends, the ends of splints contained in the grooves of the slide 3 abuttin against' the front side of the slide 2 when t e slides are moved forwardly. The ends of the splints contained in the grooves of the slide tthe- 2 abut against' a cross-plate 13 adapted to be raised and lowered at each revolution of the shaft 14, owing to the arrangement which will be described presently. Said plate 13 is secured to vcarriers 15 the upper ends of which are provided with rollers 16 adapted to roll in horizontal guide-ways of inverted T-shaped parts 17, guided 1n ver tical directions and secured to rods 18 (Figs. 6 and 7) suitably connected to the ends of arms 'l9'adapted to swing on a shaft 20 and actuated by an eccentric disk 21 on the shaft 14. The parts are arranged and connected so that the cross-plate. 13 will be raised as soon as the slide 2, moved forwardly, is brought completely below the hopper 1.A In its raised position, the upper edge of the plate 13 is flush with the upper surface of the slide 2. Said plate 13remains in its raised position'until the splints are forced into the perforations of the bars a.

Arranged at the discharge side of the hopper 1 is a cross-bar 22 secured to the guide-ways 17 having tongues extending downwardly and serving to prevent the feeding of more than one splint from each groove when the guide way 17 is raised by the rod 18 and arm 19, the cross-bar 22 as well. as the plate 13, will be raised. Arranged at the rear side of the hopper 1 is another' cross-bar 23 provided with tongues extending downwardly to the bottom of the grooves of the slide 2, in order to prevent the withdrawal of splints from the hopper in the reverse direction as the slides are moved backwardly from the splint-bars a.

The slidel 2 is reciprocated by any desired mechanism.V When this slide is moved forwardly to the left (from the position shown in Fig. 1), it pushes the slide 3 forwardly, which rolls on the rails 7 until the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2, when the rollers are about to roll down the inclines 11 upon the lower horizontal portions of the rails. In this way the front slide 3 will be lowered so that the slide 2 will now be moved above the slide 3 which is now out of engagement with the front side of the slide 2. The latter is moved above the slide 3 until the cross-plate 13 engages the rear side of the slide 3, when both slides are moved forwardly in superposed positions in order to force the splints contained in their grooves into the perforations of the splintbars a. The splints being inserted in the bars a, the slide 2 will be moved backwardly and as soon as the cross-bar 10 of said slide engages the spring on the rod 8 which presses against the 'ring 12 adjustably secured on the bar S, the slide 3 will be moved backwardly together with the slide 2.

Each slide 2, 3 may be provided with a single row ot' grooves of equal depth (Fig. 5)so that at each operation two rows of splints are delivered. Or each slide may be provided with two rows of grooves of diiferent depth disposed in staggered relation (Fig. 4), so that four rows of splints are delivered at each operation. A larger number of splint-rows may be delivered at each operation by arranging a plurality of slides one behind the other and providing means whereby said slides are moved one above the other for forcing the splints into the dipping bars a. During the backward movement of the slides, the grooves thereof are cleaned by means of downwardly extending tongues of a cross-bar reciprocated vertically in any desired way, such arrangement being well known to those skilled in the art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a match-making 1nachine,`the combination of two grooved delivery slides, normally arranged in substantially the same horizontal plane, one behind the other, and means for bringing one slide above the' other during the forward stroke of same, substantially as set forth.

2. In a match-making machine, the combination of two grooved delivery slides, normally arranged in substantially the same' horizontal plane one behind the other, guideways for the front slide, inclines on said guideways whereby said slide is lowered after it is moved forwardly to a cert-ain distance so that the second slide will be moved above said front slide, substantially as set forth.

3. In a match-making machine, the combination of two grooved delivery slides, normally arranged in the same plane one behind the other, .guide-ways for guiding the front slide and -provided with an incline, whereby the front slide is lowered after it hasinoved forwardly to a certain distance, and means for moving the second-slide above the front slide after the front slide has been lowered.

4. In a match making machine, the combination of two delivery-slides normally arranged in substantially the saine horizontal plane, one behind the other, and provided with grooves, the rear slidel forming an abutment for the splints in the front slide,

y, a vertically movable plate at the rear of the rear slide, means for raising and lowering said plate at suitable intervals, means for moving the slides forwardly at certain intervals, and means for lowering the front slide after the slides have moved a certain distance so that the rear slide may pass over the front slide. f

5. In a match-making machine, the combir,nation of two grooved slides, normally arranged in substantially the same horizontal plane, one behind the other, means for reciprocating the rear slide, connect-ions between the slides whereby the frontslide is pushed forwardly and backwardly by the name to this specification in the presence of rear slide, means fnrflowering the front slide the subscribing witnesses. after it has move orwardly a certain dis- Y tance, whereby the rear slide may pass ovei` HENRY ALFRED GSELL 5 and above the front slide, said last means Witnesses:

serving to again raise the f1'ontslide on the DEAN B. MASON, backward movement.. OSCAR LmnENBARn, In testlmony whereof, I have signed my WILH. REHMER.

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